Tag Archives: rhubarb

Autumn Planting on a Full Moon

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today is a Full Moon in Scorpio which means fertile planting, especially for root crops. It’s also a good time to take cuttings. Not perfect for flowers (a waxing moon would be better) but you can’t have everything! Rhubarb After noting … Continue reading →

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Planting out seedlings

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today I planted out the seedlings our neighbour gave us. They are kohlrabi, coriander and beetroot. Yesterday I prepared the soil by putting 2 buckets of fresh compost in and then mixing it into the existing soil. I watered … Continue reading →

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Ginger Bed

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Laura Rittenhouse

This is the shady garden bed I call the ginger bed (that’s what it was designed for). Several sprouts can be seen shooting in the back. The highest is maybe 18 inches tall. Yesterday I bravely pulled out most of … Continue reading →

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Progress report

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

The sunflowers are doing really well, except they still wouldn’t stand without a stake. These tomatoes are shooting up, but have about half of the tomato bunches on them that those in the other bed do. I think that answers … Continue reading →

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Pest Control

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Tash attacked again. The strawberry bed is her favourite but she’s managed to make her presence felt in other spots. I don’t think the Scat works very well. Plus it’s a nasty toxic. Today I tried Plan B – stick … Continue reading →

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Seedlings doing well

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

The sunflowers are continuing to grow (with the tomatoes behind them doing well too). The do seem a bit weak so today I tied them each to a small stake in the hopes that they’ll actually grow up rather than … Continue reading →

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Lunar Planting

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

Today I finally put in my ginger. I looked at the lunar planting calendar and from 3:30 yesterday afternoon for the next few days we’re in the full moon phase. Good for root plants. So, in went ginger, horseradish, more … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Nature | Tagged coriander, dill, ginger, horseradish, lunar planting, Pests, planted, rhubarb, thyme | 1 Comment

Rhubarb

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Laura Rittenhouse

We bought this rhubarb as a seedling. It should be planted in winter – it’s early summer. It also apparently likes sun – this is full shade. I’m giving it a go. The pack came with 6 seedlings, all sort … Continue reading →

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